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The left-hander played whips and drives to some ordinary South Africa pace bowling until he sliced Morne Morkel to third man. And when Imran Tahir trapped Chamara Kapugedera first ball, Sri Lanka had suddenly lost three wickets for 23 runs. (more...)

Nadal is just short of winning one more game at the French Open to claim a record of winning eleven titles at the single grand slam, a record which is now held by Margaret Court . Then he switched on the afterburners, taking Wawrinka out of the equation, and minutes later the Swiss wafted a forehand long to hand Nadal a second break of serve and the opening set. (more...)

Labour has reportedly gained 150,000 new members after Jeremy Corbyn's party made historic gains in the general election . Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday there could be another election this year or early in 2018 after the vote on Thursday produced no clear victor. (more...)

Real became the first team to win back-to-back Champions League titles in the tournaments history in getting their hands on the trophy for a third time in four years. The win was Real's 12th European Cup - five more than any other side. Cristiano Ronaldo was still in high spirits on Monday night as the Real Madrid star continued the celebrations after their Champions League triumph. (more...)

Crane is one of Cink's good friends on the tour and said it's been rewarding to watch Cink overcome so much adversity. A crowded group including Billy Horschel, Chez Reavie, Kevin Chappell and amateur Braden Thornberry finished T-4 at 8 under. (more...)

He waved his arms in frustration at an official after being called for fouling Kevin Love and was hit with the tech, which would have triggered an automatic ejection. The problem then worsened when the officials didn't catch the public address announcer saying it was called on Green . "We informed the table that it was not his technical foul". (more...)

Odds are tonight's Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Pittsburgh won't be as much of an anomaly as the series opener. But in both games, Pittsburgh got a helping hand from Pekka Rinne , who picked an awfully bad time to play his worst hockey of the playoffs. (more...)

Carter began the Brady discussion by citing the quarterback's Super Bowl LI performance and praising his "consistency" over so many years, calling it, "The greatest thing I've seen in sports". This year is almost the same despite the Cavs being winless, James averaging 32.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.38 blocked shots, standing second only in blocks and rebounds. (more...)

This is the most important event in my career, without a doubt". "10.10.10 you can say it as much as you want". And I finished the year being World No. In the first set , Nadal won on 82 percent of his first serves and 67 percent of his second serves. The sun is shining, there is barely a trace of cloud in the sky and the temperature is about 85 degrees (30 Celsius) as Sunday's title match approaches. (more...)

Ten minutes later, Ademola Lookman forced an acrobatic save from Farinez with a fierce drive from outside the area. "Congratulations to England U20's who are World Cup winners". The tiny but lively substitute Yeferson Soteldo, who stands just 5ft 3in (1.60m) tall, energised his side and immediately sent in Sergio Cordova to force a fine save from Woodman one-on-one. (more...)

Nishikori, who beat Murray in the quarter-finals of last year's U.S. Open, could not sustain his early form and although he courageously forced a third-set tiebreak he lost that 7-0. "And I was still feeling a little bit like that at the beginning of the tournament, the first match". The Brit now holds an 8-2 head-to-head record against his Japanese counterpart, although they have faced off only once against each other on clay - with Murray triumphing in Madrid in 2015. (more...)

Yes, the Warriors set a record with their15-0 playoff run before losing Game 4 . The Cavs had 24 three-pointers in a 137-116 win; 31 points for James; 40 for Irving, who is doing a pretty good impersonation of the player who broke Warriors ankles and hearts last June. (more...)

Upon searching the vehicle, New York City Police officers found three loaded firearms, one semi-automatic rifle, a bulletproof vest, a large quantity of ammunition and two bags of marijuana inside the auto. Telfair was to be arraigned tonight (June 11) in Brooklyn. National Basketball Association fans of a certain age will remember Telfair as a legendary Brooklyn high school point guard who backed out of a commitment to play for Rick Pitino at Louisville in order to enter the 2004 National ... (more...)

Green's history with Cavs fans goes back to past year when he was suspended for Game 5 of the series for swiping at LeBron James' groin area after James stepped over him. So even though Friday was a bad night for the Warriors , at least they head home with good news. Cleveland shot 36% from three-point range in Game 1 and below 30% in both Games 2 and 3. (more...)

The now 31-year-old Spanish sniper had, at one time, been a promising soccer player before opting for a career on the tennis court. The third set was simply clinical from Nadal . After a fourth-round loss on bad knees in 2009, he grabbed five consecutive French Opens 2010-14. It was his first defeat on the Parisian clay. He clearly stepped up his game in the second game of the second, adopting a more aggressive stance on the baseline and dictating proceedings. (more...)

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez has revealed that no formal offers have yet been made to sign him despite the strong rumoured interest from Arsenal and Barcelona . Mahrez was named the 2015-16 PFA Player of the Year after netting 17 Premier League goals in Leicester's sensational title-winning campaign. It likely to be different this time around, with the Algerian worldwide determined to embark on a new adventure, whilst reiterating the club has promised he can leave. (more...)

That took the 34-year-old to 11 under par and set a clubhouse target none of the later starters were able to match, Noren having teed off nearly two hours before the final group. "I just played with what I had and I think that was the key to success". "I'm so lucky to get those kind of breaks with the putts, it's not all skill, it's a lot of luck". (more...)

The 6-foot-4, 218-pound receiver was arguably the top wide receiver in this year's draft class, and was the second receiver taken off the board after the Tennessee Titans selected Corey Davis with the No. There's no guarantee Williams will even be ready for training camp. He racked up 98 catches for 1,361 yards and 11 touchdowns across 15 games as the Tigers completed a journey to the national championship with a 35-31 victory over Alabama in the title game. (more...)

He has 18.5 sacks and 32 tackles-for-loss in the last two seasons. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network , the deal is worth $66 million with $42 million in guaranteed money. If he didn't sign, Ingram would have played under a one-year deal that would have made him a free agent in 2018. Ingram tallied 8 sacks in 2016 and 11 the year before. (more...)

They had been living back at Trump Tower in NY. After arriving at the White House Melania tweeted a picture from a window looking on to the South Lawn and the Washington Monument. While initially receiving praise, Melania quickly came under fire when it became apparent that her speech was partly plagiarized from one that was given years earlier by former First Lady Michelle Obama. (more...)